Math

Welcome to 6th Grade Math!


How Things Will Transpire

On most days, you will be taught a basic lesson and take notes in your notes packet. You will then have a practice assignment that is homework if you don't finish in school. Often, we will have a quick skills practice activity and/or group problem solving. At the end of each topic, you will take a test.

Practice assignments and lesson videos will be posted on Google Classroom. You can always watch the video lessons if you forget things we learned in class and cannot figure them out from your notes.

What if I'm Absent?

All assignments and lessons are posted on Google Classroom. You will find a video instructional lesson and a practice assignment. If you are well enough, watch the video, take notes from the video in your notes packet, and complete the practice assignment. If you are not well enough, see me when you return to school to work out a pathway to catch up.

Grading

Tests and quizzes: 70%

Notes: 10%

Practice: 20%

Calculator Usage

For most of the school year, you will not be using calculators. However, some of the assignments in our math program use cumbersome numbers that are 'not really the point' of the lesson. In these cases, I allow you to use a four function calculator (one that multiplies, divides, adds and subtracts). Here is a link to an acceptable on line calculator.

It will be made clear to you when you can use a calculator.

Retakes

Practice assignments can be redone until you are satisfied with the grade, or the marking period ends (whichever comes first).

Tests can be retaken once to try and improve your grade. However, simply retaking a test is not likely to improve your understanding, and therefore, grade. For this reason, there are prerequisites to retaking a test. They are as follows:


  • All the classwork for that topic must be completed. If you haven't done the practice correctly, you won't perform well on the test.

  • You must correct their original test and go over it with me in a short conference.

When you retake a test, you will not redo problems you got completely correct. You can earn back up to half of the points you missed on your first test. For example... If you earned a 60% on a math test (and missed 40%), you can improve a maximum of 20% (half of 40%). So you could improved your test score to an 80%. You cannot lower your grade by retaking.

Retake tests are often taken during math class; but you can also take them after school or during Team Time.